Aim of the webinar:
To raise awareness about the impact of blood shortages, delayed or avoidable blood transfusions, and effective management of massive hemorrhage in obstetrical patients under the perview of haemovigilance.
Level of education required:
Fundamental knowledge
What knowledge is required?
Transfusion practices in obstetric patients
Target audience
Scientists, blood bankers, transfusion practitioners, obstetricians
The Speaker
Elliott Main
Mark Fung
I was part of the original multi-organizational group led by the AABB that helped develop and implement the US hemovigilance system in 2014 and continue to remain interested in promoting the standardization and reporting of transfusion reactions and transfusion-related errors. Relevant leadership experiences include being the Chair of the AABB Hemovigilance Committee 2016-2020, Chair of the AABB Biovigilance Recipient Working Group (2011-2014), and Chair of the AABB Patient Safety Organization (PSO) Advisory Working Group (2014-2016) where we continued to monitor and provide feedback on transfusion reactions and transfusion-related errors. I was also the BEST Collaborative Co-team leader for Transfusion Studies/Clinical Transfusion Studies (2010-2022), where I gained experience working with transfusion medicine specialists globally on multi-institutional projects. I was also the Chair of the AABB Clinical Transfusion Medicine Committee (2010-2012) being involved in supporting the development of several transfusion guidelines and advising the leadership team at the AABB. I also remain active in the International Collaborative on Transfusion Medicine Guidelines (ICTMG) as an executive committee member with continued development and updates to transfusion guidelines to be used internationally. I am also an active educator and mentor and have co-written transfusion medicine curriculum documents for residents and medical students. I am also currently a trustee of the American Board of Pathology.
Relevant past hemovigilance accomplishments under my leadership or mentoring include the following:
- Analyses of transfusion reactions and transfusion-related errors
- Development of hemovigilance definitions and codes for under-transfusion.
- Development of a standardized transfusion reaction reporting form for hospital reporting of reactions that would be of interest to blood centers.
- Examination of ChatGPT’s ability to categorize transfusion reactions.
Relevant publications of projects that I have led or contributed to significantly include the following:
- Heddle, N.M., Fung, M., Hervig, T., Szczepiorkowski, Z.M., Torretta, L., Arnold, E., Lane, S., Murphy, M. 2012. Challenges and opportunities to prevent transfusion errors: a qualitative evaluation for safer transfusion (QUEST). Transfusion 52: 1687-1695.
- AuBuchon, J.P., Fung, M., Whitaker, B., Malasky, J. 2014. American Association of Blood Banks (AABB) Validation Study of the CDC National Healthcare Safety Network’s Hemovigilance Module Adverse Events Definitions Protocol. Transfusion 54: 2077-2083.
- AuBuchon, J.P., Fung, M.K., Perez, G., Whitaker, B. 2017. Classification of posttransfusion adverse events using a Web-based algorithm. Transfusion 57(2):489-490.
- Vossoughi, V., S., Perez, G., Whitaker, B.I., Fung, M.K., Stotler, B. (2018) Analysis of Pediatric Adverse Reactions to Transfusions (APART). Transfusion 58(1): 60-69.
- Vlaar, A.P.J., Toy, P., Fung, M., Looney, M.R., Juffermans, N.P., Bux, J., Bolton-Maggs, P., Peters, A.L., Silliman, C.C., Kor, D.J., Kleinman S. A consensus redefinition of transfusion- related acute lung injury (TRALI) using the Delphi method. Transfusion 59(7): 2465-2476.
- Vossoughi, S., Perez, G., Whitaker, B.I., Fung, M.K., Rajbhandary, S., Crews, N., Stotler, B. (2019). Safety incident reports associated with blood transfusions. Transfusion 59(9): 2827- 2832.
- Rajbhandary, S., Andrzejewski, C., Fridey, J., Stotler, B., Tsang, H.C., Hindawi, S., Reddy,O., Medina, M.C., Razatos, A., Narayan, S., Fung, M. (2022) Incorporating the entity of under-transfusion into hemovigilance monitoring: Documenting cases due to lack of inventory. Transfusion 2022 March; 62(3):540-545.
- Fung MK, AuBuchon JP, Stephens LD. Classification of posttransfusion adverse events using a publicly available artificial intelligence system. Transfusion. 2024 April;64(4):590-596.
Shruthi Narayan
Gopal Patidar will be the moderator at this webinar.
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